Question 5: In the video clip, a speaker made a distinction between phonemic awareness
and phonics. Her suggestion was to begin the phonics lesson with a phonemic awareness
warm-up activity, such as playing with consonants and rhyming words. In the phonics lesson
itself, the students were picking up letters that corresponded with a spoken word, and the
importance of decodable text was emphasized so that the students could practice what they
were learning. Why is phonemic awareness an appropriate warm-up for phonics instruction?
It gets students engaged and thinking about the sounds that each letter makes in words, including the beginning sound. Starting with something that was fairly easy for students allows them to work into harder lessons much easier, than starting with something challenging and building frustration.
and phonics. Her suggestion was to begin the phonics lesson with a phonemic awareness
warm-up activity, such as playing with consonants and rhyming words. In the phonics lesson
itself, the students were picking up letters that corresponded with a spoken word, and the
importance of decodable text was emphasized so that the students could practice what they
were learning. Why is phonemic awareness an appropriate warm-up for phonics instruction?
It gets students engaged and thinking about the sounds that each letter makes in words, including the beginning sound. Starting with something that was fairly easy for students allows them to work into harder lessons much easier, than starting with something challenging and building frustration.